H.R. 4190 · 114th Congress
Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Doris Matsui
- Introduced
- 2015-12-08
- Latest action
- 2016-04-28 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to conduct prize competitions to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology that improves spectrum efficiency and is capable of cost-effective deployment.
Not more than $5 million, in the aggregate, may be awarded to prize competition winners.
The Federal Communications Commission must publish a technical paper providing criteria that may be used for the design of such competitions.